Printing-press.



P. H. VAN LQOZEN. PRINTING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED MAY l, 1908,

Patented July 2U, 1909.

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F. H. VAN LUOZEN.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MM 4, wou.

Patented July 20,1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

E. H, VAN LZISNu PRINTING PRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 4, 190s.

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` WN hw www o@ Fm Q .nnrrnn s'rnrns rrnNroFFIon FRED Il. VAN LOGZ/EN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOTHE 'LOOZlEN AUTOMATIC Pltl.l\" l.`Il\lG PRESS OOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A- CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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To all whom il may concern.:

thatclaseor `type of job-,printing presses 1n` which the platen is stationary and-the type hed or forni is moved to and from the platen for giving the impressions by means of anl oscillating trame.

The preeentinvention relates `more per-4 tieularly to automatic feeding-mechanierrr whereby aeingle shooter length. of paper is automatically carried and fed through the b supportingfralne carry a main driving-shaft prese lueur-,h a-nianner as `to print a number l ol" proporlylspaeed impreseions upon a single at one end with'-` a driving-pulley or fly-wheel A. The drivinglshait 5, may-be connected to and driven by any suitable and convenient as ource yoi' power, and said pinions 6,' mesh with a pail" of drivinggears 7, on the ende of a second or cam-shalt 8.

blank orslicet'ol paper.

The primary object of the invention is to produce a generally improved automatic feeding jobprinting press which will be exceedingly einiple in construction, VVcheap of manufacture, and o'leient in-use.

The multi-color mechanism herein shown and' described but not-claimed, is made the subject matter of a. divlelonal application `'liled Novernicer 3, 1908Ser'ial No. 462,431.

lillitli thepe .and other ends in view, the inventlon 'tonal-ets inthe novel construction, arrangement, and combination ,of parts,

hereinafter 'deecriherh illustrated in the aclthe usual throw-oil .mechanism comprising an arm 11; extending from they eccentric companying drawings', and particularly pointout the appended claims.- Referringto` the drawings, forming a part ot' this specification, Figure'l, is a rear elevation ol a press constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig; 2,1 a front elevation el the sanie Fig. 3, eide elevation ol f improved leedi the eamo. lllg. f1, detailed plan view of the j-tablo showing the reciprocating llei-idlng carrier and the intermittently oijierated sheet carrier, together with necceeary 'grippl-re, etudes and lingers, the relam tive location el eaid grippers, on the gripperehalt, being eliglitlyrV modiilod from that shown in Fig. 1.' Fig. 5, a detailed View of the lood nwrhani-sni operatiegehalte, and cpninwtione as they appear from the feeding side-ol' the prees. Fig. `(3,- a` detail perspective view of the Sheet leerlingearrier grip per-` operlating tilting-plate. l `4 l 1.

lfnnilar numeralaol reference designate Specification of ,lLetters Patent. application fued nay 4, leas. serial No. 430,796..

.ally connected to a Patented. July 2o, 1909.'-

` like partsthroughout all the figures of the drawings.

, The improved press comprises a painot stationary platen-supporting plates 1, pro vided with a forwardly-extending loaee olftion l, connected by a rooksshait 2. .lie 'rock-shaft 2, is adapted to rock in the bear ing heads 1h, of the plate 1, and the ende thereof extend out laterally and are con nected to the lower ende of the oscillating typc-hed carrying frame 3, said frame com prislng two arms terminating at their upper g endsin hearing heads l1,l3etween which are i interposed the stationary ainally-retatjing inl -distributing rollers and near the front edges 4 of whichA is secured the projecting j type-hed, all as hereinafter'(inscribed.

- The side plates 1, ol' the Stationary platen- 5, provided at each end with pinions 6, and

'The oscillating frame 3, is maintained in proper position' and 1s given the proper oscilatmg motion relative to the platen by means of a pair of 'connecting or draw-arms 9, pivoted at one end to the pro'ecting eccentric ends of a rock-shaft 10, an at the other to the gears 7. n l

The oscillating frame 3, isprovided with shaft 10, and connectedto a eonnectingfharor link 12, said link being pivotally-connectf 'ed at its lower end to an. oscillating springresisted iootlever 13, extending to the .front jol' the machine and provided with a tread plate 14;. The loot-lever 13, is pivotally-se cured to one side of the forward yextending ibase portion 1a by means of a pivot/stud or bolt 15. f

The traveling yoke-lra1no 16, hereinafter described, carrying the traveling iiil ;iii:iollir ers, is given the proper reciprocating motion by meanso'l a vertically-movable connecting bar or link 17, the up )er end oi wh ich ie pivoty lug 18, `near the rear or pivoted end ol' one of the eide members 16a, oi

i the yoke frame. The lower end ol the `con.-

necting bar or link 17, is pivotally-c onneo'terl in a hearing-slot at one end oi' a reeip-roeai'hig lever-bar 19, one end ol' said lever bar being pivotally-seeured to the iront portion of one oi' the supporting-plates 1, by means of a pivot bolt 20. The lever bar 19, is rovided at one side with an anti-'friction rol 21, takinginto a cam-slot or way 22, of a gear-wheel 23, mounted on the adjacent supporting: plate 1. The gear-wheel23, is' so geared to the other gears of the press, hereinafterdescribed, and relative to the gear wheels 7,

connected to the draw-arms 9, as to be adapted to move the traveling inking-rollers over the type-form when the latter is moved by the reciprocating trame toward the platen and to remain in contact with the lower inker-roll, beneath the head 4, of the trame, when the type-form makes contact with the platen, and when the type form is moved by the reciprocating frame away from the 2o platen, the traveling inking rollers travel back over the type-form toward the upper inlrerroll and remain in contact therewith while the type-form is being carried forv 'ard by the oscillating traine 3, for the second impression.

In order to prevent the front edges lla, of the type-carryine bearing-heads 4, from coming in contact with the strip or sheet of paper being printed when the type-'form is making its impression, the chase and type form 24, are sopositioned that their laces project in k front ol` the front edges Il, so that the latter cannot engage with the sheet to be printed to lnar'orotherwise dcl'ace the same, and the .'55 traveling inl ing-rollers 25, are provided at their ends with friction-lrearing rollers or carrying-wheels or llanges 2G, adapted to travelupon and bear against thelront edges 4, of the bearing heads 4, ol' the frame. It will be ob- 40 served tint the distance between 'the periphery ol the rollers 25, and the wheels or flanges 26, is substantially equal to the distance, the lace of the type-form is projected beyond the front edges 4a, ol the frame, so that the inliing-rollers will always be held in uniform hiking-contact with the face of the typeforni. l ,f'lhe inkingerollers 25, arelheld in proper position and secured to the side members' of the reciprocating yt'ilteirame 16, by means ol a series of longitudinally-movablc spring-resisted bearing bars 27, said bars 27, being carried in suitable bearing-openings of the cross-bars or members 28, and provided at their outer ends with hooked bearing-heads 29, taking over pintles 30, at the ends of the inkin g-rollers. Coilsprings 31, surround the bearing-bars 27, and are interposed between theront cross member 28, and adjustable G0 sleeve-blocks 32, secured to the rear ends of the bearing bars by means of screws 33. By adjusting the sleeve-blocks 32, the resistance offered by the springs 3l, may be increased or decreased as desired;

'ne printing-inrets' adapted mit@ reelivfed uponand distributed by a main driving-ink- -distributing-roll comprising a series ol" sections 34, adapted to be adjusted on the shalt 35, whereby thelistance between the several sections maybe varied as desired. The sev- 7o eral sections 34, are adapted to carry different colored inks and to distribute the same in circumferentially-extending sections tothe upper and lower inlrcr-rolls 36, and 37, respectively, by means ot a pair of intermediate "/5 frietion-rollers 3S, interposed in frietional engagement between the poripheries of the sections of the main ink-distributing roll and the upper and lower hiker-rolls 36, and 37.

All of the ink-distribnting-rolls are given continuous rotation by means of a pulley 30, on the shalt 35, said pulley being driven by a belting 40, (see dotted lines in lil-ivi. 3) passed over idlers 40", on the shafts 'l0 'and' 2, in the frame 3, and thence over a driv iig-pulley 41, B5 (see Fig. l) on the main driving-shaft 5. The side members 16, of the reciproeziting yoke-member 16, are pivotally-sec/ured at their rear to rearwardly extending bearing lugs 42, by means of pivot-bearings 43, and, it will be understood, that the upper and lower inker-rolls 36, and 37, respectively, continue to rotate while the traveling inlringrollers are in. contact therewith in their er; treme upper and lower positions, while the 9.5 impression is being made, thus revolving the traveling inking-rollers and thoroughly distributing the ink thereon.

One of the driving gears '7, meshes with a second gear-wheel 44, (see Fig. 3) said gear- 100 wheel being rcvohlbly-secured to the sid(` of one of the side-platos 1, and provided with a pinion 45, meshing with the caiii-gear-wheel 23, hereinbefore referred to.

The shaft 8, is provided with a series of cams 4G, 47, 4S and 4Q, adapted to operate against the ends of a series of spring-resisted crank-arms comprised in the sheet 'feeding and carrying mechanism, :is hereinafter fully described. i

One of the side plates 1, of the stationarysupportingd'rame, is provided with a pair of laterally-crtending supporting-brarkets 5l), carrying a rock shalt 5l, a sot-ond rochY shalt 52, and a third or ra1n-slpil`t 53, said ro -l- 1.15 shaft 51,'bcing connected at one end with a crank-arm 54, and at the other end or opcratorsside of the press, with a longitudinally-slotted arm 55. The rock shaft 52, is provided :it one end with an upwardlyerl?" tending arm 5G, and at the other end-or operators sido ol the press, with a curved upwardly-extending slotted arm 57, and the cam-shaft 523, is provided with a series of cams 5S, .59 and 60, designed to 'o erate 125 against pivotally-mountcd oscillating evers,

-as hereinafter described. The crank arms" P61, 62, and 63, are mounted on the roch-shaft- 51, and are adapted'to oscillate thereon, and

yall of these crank-arms together with. rli'e'lo meter orenleerni 511i, feetened upon vthe end of the ehott i, ore heid against the cams 4o, 47, 48

lli by ineens eine eeriee oi' sorregge 64.

@ne end of the oreiller-'erin A6.2, iepivotalljf sheet ol palier firmly to the feed table 7l.

The horizontelly-orranged shaft or har 69, is oerried et its ende 1n beaune-brackets 72. i img. fl) eeenredto or termed integral 'with the lenoitudinell Afmtendlnf.y froide or 'm o w b wey 3, et the lower edge of the feed table 71. The guide or wey 73, carries e slidzil'ily-A mounted remprocnting po, )er feed-carrier 74,-,

providml et its ende AWti heeringdneokets Carrying the ende of e rook-shaft or lier 76, seid ehe'f t or her being provided with o series of gri pers 77, seid grippere 77, engaging the ower marginal edge of the 'fed sheet when the feed-oz'irriei 7&1-, ie heilig moved from le'lit to right or lowes-d the tympen o'l the prees; the grvppere 77, being releeeed l'ioin the peper when the carrier 74, is moi/ed' ewey 'from the tympan o'f the press l'or taking another feeding-hold upon the `heet oi" peper being fed, the fingere 70,

, in the meanwhile secure y holding the peper in ,noeitioo for receiving the impreesione. i:lowever, :it the .moment the ilnpreesion is given, liotli the grippi-re 77, and the lingers 7U, engage :ind hold the sheet 'firlnlyin poei tion. The flippers '77, nre held in their Moi-:ed or ler-Qing; position by the roeistenee oa Liu eoiledeprine; 755 one end heing eei'm'ed lo the verrier 74, and the other to e hlm-i; or Vile-id 7E), on the shalt or her 76. Une end o.' tlie'ehiii't or han 76, ie provided with on erin FSU, adopted to lelie under one edge of o loniituiline,llyefitending oscillating; or tilting- :te Si. The plete 53], is iro- `vided :d it@ ends, ond :it one eide ol vtheion- ,igitudinnl renti-r thereof, with pinllee 821 mounted in the eui'ielgie henriugfe oi" the o :eri einer 'immo l, und le provided with :i siert hrwally-extending iii-ni Si?, lo which ie plvn erm 85, is pivotellV-seeured toe bearing-ing 86, et the eide of the carrier '74.'` It will also be observed that the longitudinali -extending eonneoting-erm 85, is provided eer oooh end with horizontal pivot connections 87, so ee to permit of Various adjustments ofthe feed table 71, relative thereto, as hereinafter referred to. The peper feed-carrier 74, is given its reciprocating motion by reason of the rocking o the shaft 52, through the medium of the eurved npwerdlyexten(ling slotted-ar1n 57, 1onneetedto e eonneetiiiCf-erln or linl', pivotellyeeou'red to one of t 1e orme o'l vthe erenkerme 6l, which oseilletes by reason of its Contact with the eem 4G. The eheet--leeding-eerrier 89, is mounted upon the guide or wey 73, et one side ol' the press, and is rovided with grippers 90, carried upon e, ongitudjnel spring-resisted shaft 91, supported et its ende in bearing-brackets 92, The sheet-feeding-eerrier S9, is ven ite proper intermittent reciprocating s weteerrying* and feeding motion by menne of e, vertieellyerrenged swinging her or erin,

the lower end of Whieh ie piVotally-seouled to e dowmverdly-extending lug 94, on one of the supportinfr-breekets 50, i y Ineens of e pivot 95, and tthe upper or free end of the 'swinging loeror erm is pivoteily-eonneeted to e short connecting-mirror link 96, one of which is eeeuredto e boerin -lug 97, of the sheet-feeding-carrier 89. T e oonneoting-erm or link. 96, is also provided with horizontal pivot-connections 98,'fo1 the saine purpose as pointed out with reference to the connections 87, of the conneetingerm 85. The vertioellyerrenged swinging-ber or erm 93, is adopted to` he moved .to its sheet receiving or initial position, shown in the drawings, by ineens of e eem 58, which, (when the swingii'lg-erm or ber 93, has been movedto ite extreme travel infeerrying the sheet to the press hy the means hereinafter described) engages the leterallyextending enti-friction roller 99.

4brackets m2 extenlirw from e su iortin- J f7 I lote B, of the feeddwerd supportingmeket, hereinafter described. One edge of 'the tilting-plete 100, takes over the end oi' o' erenlrft'rin 103, extending` from the ehelt 91, eerryini': the grippere 90, Seid ernr'l, heilig operated hy the'lilting-plete 100, egeinet the reeisitenoe ol' @coiled-Spring 10-,-surroun,ding the ehet 9i, time o ening the grippere '90, lor the reception of t 1e lower marginal edge ol' ihefed sheet of peper repemtory to be ine: relried hy the sheet-leerling carrier S9, Le the: iii-ess. -The tilt-ingplete 100, provided with e smell crenleami 105, pivotelly connected to e connecteur-erm o1" link lO, x ivvni. f.. theloeei end el seid lin bein, pivotell) connected te ille enter er :free end el :i lier-if Zontelly-ilrrenged escilllltirlg lever 107, pivetally-ettrlelled et its reerlend te the bracket 50, :nld provided. with a depending; bearingpertien '107ey fldll lied te lrietionallengege' wirll :L earn 60, w lei-elly lnetion is transmitted te the eeeilllllinfg lever 107, nld the tilting-plete 10G, connected Llleree, es vfleseri'bed. A palper glide ernl w8, is secured et its llz'lse end le :l Sheri-Shaft lUJ, llllvilig iis ends tellen inte bemingg--llrzlelaets lll), ex tending .l'reln ille lower edge el' lllle leed. trible end Seid paper guide erm 10S, is adapted te be lowered against lille resistance el' e coiled spring 111, by lnelllle el' a sllert lever H2. 'l'lle short lever i712, ivotlilly-eemleeleil te :l cenneetil'le :l-rnl er ink 113, the lower end. of seid link being' piVeeallly-eenneeied fue lulle Outer er 'l'ree end el :l llerizontzlllyeerranged oscillating le vel-111i, arranged simile-r te the lever i0?, and. plevided willl :fl rle pending` bearing-portion 114, adapted te l'riel'lienlllly engage willi :l ezlln 59, whereby motion is given te tlle peper guide :lrnl MS.

Upon referring to Fig. A1, it irill lle seen that 1alle relation el' the parte is Snell that Ville depending-p0rtiens el' the llelizontelly--zlrrenged levers, 107,. sind .l lll., having rezlelled the extreme edges el' ille-earns' Fili and 5i?, *ille levers are aillent te drop er be degli' sied lfly lille resistance el' 'ille coiled-Springe lOfe-lld 111, tl'lus elesinglj ille gripper-S 0U, L.,rld elevzll ing the palpel'gnide llrnl 10S, vfllile yLlle lleellecl drew-erin i157 'nivel'zllly-eellrleeted te tl'le erin 54,'lnd llernlzllly ell-rried by :rnd swing'- ingr vl'reln tile eonlleet-ingelillli i163, en tile erlll ll-lbis lowered it its lree er lleelied end .il 7 Se LS ite engage llle'pin er sindl 93d, el tile erm'QB, end aiy ille same time ille carrelli-ln l lzlle lever 54, is lt ie elevllled by ille resistenee el' lille coiled spring', will eeuee ille engaged zlrln U5, lie draw tll'e upper end lll' tlle swinging ller er erm S13, with the :itM mailed sheet-feeding; Currier 'Lillrerd vllc Afrese. llfllel'l elle Sheet-feeding? carrier S) lies; reeelled its e tion, tlle'-grirlpel's lill, :ne lldlnlled le lle Opened by llevnlff ille erllllli zlrrll 103, ellluid (lepre .l ily lin el nded pertirfn 117, 0n tile enter or i'ree end el :r pivelflllymounted lever lll? seid lever being pivotellyegnnleeteilv te :i eenneeingr-mn er lilll; 1l?) eenneeted 'le the cenneelingej linl-v L15, el' the crllnl; zrrlll 162. 'Ille reilr end el' 'alle lever ll's', piorally-secured in nivel-lieg 2l), el. the eseillatinf; er llil'rillg pluie lili), and llle extended peril-en il?, extends 'lllrenggll les flilullinal Slet 121, el the tilting.;l pluie l. lt will lliue lle iulrlereteed that ille lever l lil, being connected te end operated lil).- lllecerlmeeting link 65, Wlliell lllller link alie eperetes the fingere 7G,en ille lllilrizenel lili 59, through ille medium el' ille eseilllling rrrlnl; argl 65, and depending finger rlrln GS, ille 'grippers 90, and lingers TO, will L:inl'eleM trerneelleebeliverjf nesl- 1 mella-,d lie/il strep er Cerri i" neerlelyelevrlterfl, end al', the moment lli'ler the {nlpeleed (terrier 74 iles traveled te its exi-renie f elle reeenfirlgf7 pllflitierl and its grip lere llevmg l en over rile lower man tailed, is new free freni ille siileel; leerling cerner 89. :ind its gripper-s .e. Seen alter olle pliperleedl' elrrl'ler .7l, wlill lle grlpperli F7 lll- Ire 'rxlil 'kunt 'il x rl' 'vl' l., il enwlgJ/r, i lrv e lee. .le Velle Ll., w

'infie 'l'.lle lever lill, llereey elevating rier is carrying; tlle Sl'leely il'lreugli Vlalle prees, lille nnnlller el' nlelviens el' ille paper-leerll cer riel', er irnpreseiens le lle given le ille sl'lee'll to eee/ll Slieeifellrrying rlelivel"yln ltif n el lille elleetd'eedillg ellrrier Si), lleing regllle'red :le new described.

@ne endr fille czlrli-llli"t 53,'is provided 'i end alle calin slln'lilg i .led 'rllllcllelv wl'leel 122 re given in lullerllitterlr nlctien ley ineens eli e Inruil-rallying Wlleel 123, previriled Witl'l :l sel-lee cl flewls te elw e 4will. ille retener wheel.. li prlrrlcl' j-,flng rl'lleel E23, if; given en il'lternlitenr lllelilln by infe'le el? tile lengitnrilirlillljyeleilcd. llrnl .l 55, being eennl'feled le ille l'lzlwljellrryirq Wlleel Dy inf-ene el il. .sl-rep er f :errl 125, el. lielldingbr illlrmt-llnd alltel. ,ed te ille periphery el the pllwl-eerrying wil-.eel i213, and it Ll'le other end sld'iilslillly eeenred in the Slet. of lille ,firm 55, b, ineens el" an mljusting-lilel'b reirlneeliell lf2/i3. m distance tl'lrflnsrll.

lfiell 12e, in tl'leisler, el" ille erin. plllvl arly irlleel 323, being mailed. et tile registrierte el." ll Sill-ing 127, et-

` nred about' ille periphery el tim llnlpe ln 3*, el lille lflwl-enrryii L wl l. :rnd seid pareil-cilrrying wlleel will le returned ly seid Spring 127, ier ille next irlnlnlse er nieierl. ill'le commet" dlg-erin er .link Se?, piVeLlilly-Seeered in 'lille elet el' tile enred lerwlirdlyerlending arm. 57 by .Ineens el' en adje.J ngifnelt eenneetien 1291A millet, by lllerillgg; lillie efljns'inglell conneL Lien in ille elle@ tlle lell.,ll elle i l illg-n'lrilllien er ll'lrll..l given le ille paper carrier 74. nll'ly lle regel.. l te eelreeper with 'lle nenlllel' of implwlliell ii desired to ineke en ellcll ellee 'V e parte el the lnllellirllx l drllwingrre, .flre adjusted. preesie'ns te eznrll .-1 .een

{inrl edges el tile sheet., wlliell, as llel'ere lelllied drerwernl i139', tllrenggll alle l'nedinrn the adjusting bolt connections, 126, and 127, should be placed in order to give4 the number ci impressions desired oneach sheet.

The platensupporting frame 1, is provided With a laterally-extending feed-table sup'- porting-braclret 130, and a platen 131, is sup* ported by means of adjustable impressionolts 132, mounted in the cross membersiBS, of the platen-supporting frame.

One end of the feed table is provided with a large opening` adapted to take over the platen 131, and of larger sizethan the platen so as to form a marginal recess or opening 134, permitting of a movement or adjust. ment of the feed-table in any direction by means of the adjusting-thumb-nuts 135, in

the brackets 136, at the upper edges of the feed-table, thusl permitting of an adjusting of the fecdftablevso that the sheet will be properly positioned and fed'to the typeform to be printed. The feed-table is also secured to the outer end ofthe supporting-bracket by means ofa bolt 137, passing through an openmg in the bracket ofv much larger diameter than the bolt, the bolt being secured vby means et a thumb nut 138, said thumb-nut bearing against ya large Washer'lSQ, covering the large opening C, in the bracket through which 'the bolt passes. The large opening in the bracket will thus permit the bolt, with the attached table, to be shifted about for the adj ust-ment hereinbefore referred to. The horizontal ivotsconnections 87 and 98, of the connecting-arms 85 and 96,V connected to kthe paper feed-carrier 74,A and sheet feeding carrier 89, respectively, also provide for the adjustments oi' the feed table just spoken oi".

It will be understood that the length of the f crank-arme 54, 61, 62, and 63, and the ri/lal0 tive sizesof the cams 46, 47 48, and 49, are such that the necessary movements of the parte in their paperfeeding and gripping motions relative to each other take place at the right time.

ltwill be'observed that the ends of the crank-ar s 54 and 61, `are curved downwardly lorming the downWardly-extending loops 54; and 61a, so as to clear the driving' shaft 5.

Vihen it is deired to print a number of colors at a single fjimpression, as forl example, red, blue and black, the scc-tions 34, comprising .he inledistributing roll, are separated fr m each other and secured upon the shait 35, asshovvn in the drawings, and in order to give the inh-distributi :1g roll a lateral motion, whereby to more thoroughly and evenly distribute ink on the contiguous rolls, the shaft 35,is providedat one. side With a head 35', having a circumferential cam groove or recess 35h. Asthe shaft 35, is revolved the requisite to and fro motion of the shalt Will be imparted by reason of its `engagement with a ilXcd finger-bracket 35C, which takes into the cam'groove 35h;

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawings,

the operation and advantages of my inven tion Will be readily understood. i

Having thus. described .my invention, 'what lllclaim and desire to secure by Letters ljatent is:

1. ln a printing press, a sheetieeding mechanism, comprising a laterally-extending feed-table provided at its lower edge with Va guide, a reciprocating papeefecd carrier mounted on said guide and vprovided with a plurality of gri pers means for reciprocating said paper-fee carrier, a series ol fingers eX- tending above said feedstable, means for moving said fingers from and to said feedn table when said paper-fccdfcarrier is given l its to and fro movements, and means for closing and. .opening said glipperswhen said feed carrier is viven its initial to and fro movements.

2. In a printing-press, a sheet-carrying and feeding mechanism, comprising a laterallyextending feed-table, a guide member on said feedtable, a reciprocating sheet-feeding carrier mounted on said lguidefa paper feedcarrier mounted ou said guide and carryin a plurality of grippers, means for giving sai paper-feed carrier a to and iroinotion on said guide, means for closing and opening said grippers when said feed-carricr is given its initial to and fro movements, means for moving said sheet-feeding carrier to said paperiecd carrier When the latter has been given f a pre-determined number of to and iro Inova ments, and means for regulating the to and Afro movement of said paper-feed carrier on on the lower edge of said ieeddloard and..

having oneedgc taking over one end oi said operating-arm, means for giving a to and fro motion to said paper-feedcarrieigvmeans for releasing the grip ers oi said sheet-feeding carrier when the s ieetcarried by said sheetiecding carrier is engaged by the grippers of said pa er-feed carri er, and means for operat ing sait tilting plate. A

4. lu a printingpr -ss, a sl1eet-earrying mechanism comprising a lateralijf-extending feed-table provided. at its lower edge with a guide, a ppcr-guide arm ivotally-secured a t tlle'lmvor edge of said l'eei tablo, a reciproeating slicut-iceding carrier mounted on said guide and provided with a plurality of grip pers, a j )aperdeed carrier mounted on said guide and carrying a plurality of grippers, means for giving said papenfeed carrier an intermittent to and fro motion on said guide, means 'for closing and, o peiling said grippers :3 when said pa enieed carrier is given its initial to and roI movements on said guide, means for moving said sheet-feeding carrier 'to said paper ieed-earrier when the latter has lo ngiven a pre-determined number of to and movements, and means for elevating said paper-guide arm prior to the forward move ments ol. said sheet-feeding carrier.

in a printing-press, a sheet-feeding ineohanism com )rising a feed-table, a longitudinally-extending guide secured thereto, a paper-feed carrier mounted on said. uide, a rook-shaft carried by said paper-fea carrier and provided with a plurality of grippers, an operating-arm. sefured t0 said i'oel\:sl1aft, a longitudinaliy-extending tilting-plate ivotally-secured at the lower edge ol sait feed table and having one edge' taking over tlie end of said o oratin arin means for 0ivin f,

said papei'i-feed carrier a to and fro motion on said guide, and means for operating said tilting plate when said paper feed carrier is given its initial rearward motion on said guide.

(3. In a printing-press, the combination :i0 with a stationary frame carrying a platen, an oscillating frame carrying a type-bed, a laterally-extending feed-table secured to said first named frame and extending from said platen, a guide carried by the lov/er' edge of mounted on said guide and provided with a plurality ofgrippers; ot means for giving said paper-feed carrier a to and fro motion on said guide when said type-bed is moved to and frornsaid platen, respectively, means for closing and. opening said g ijr'pers when said feed-carrier is given its initial to and lfro movements, a plurality of oscillating iingers extending above said feed table, and means for closing said lingers on said feed-table when the impression is being given and holding 'the paper in Contact with the feed-table when said paper-feed carrier is being given its fro motion. y

7. In a printing-press, a slieet-earrying and feedingv mechanism, Comprising a laterally-extending feed-table, a guide secured thereto, a reeiprooating paper-i`eed carrier mounted on said guide and carrying a plu- 55 rality of grippers, ineans for giving said pa- -`pei-feed carrier a to and fro motion on said guide, means ior closing and' o ening said grippers when said paper-fee( carrier is given its initial to and frov movements, a plurality of fingers extending above said .feed table, means for nioving said fingers from and to said feedtable when said paper feed carrier is given its to and fro movements, a slieet-feeding carrier mounted on t.; said guide and provided With grippers, means s said feed-table, and a paper feed-carriery for moving said sheetdeeding carrier to said paper-feed carrier When the latter has been given a pre-determined number of to and iro movements, and means for releasing the gi'ippers of said sheet-feeding,Carrier when 'r the sheet carried by said sheet-feeding oarrier is engaged by the grippers of said paperfeed carrier.

8. In a printing-press, a stationary frame Carrying a platen, an oseillatingfranie Carrying a type-bed, a feed-table secured to said stationary frame and extending laterally from said platen, a longitudinallyrxtending guide secured to the lower edge of said feedtable and' provided with a reeiproeatingT paper-feed Carrier, a rook-shaft Carried by said pap er-feed carrier and rovided. with a plural ity of grippers, means for giving said paperfeed carrier a to and fro motion when said type-bed is moved to and from said platen, respeotively, means for closingl and openingI said grippers when said feed-carrier is given its initial to and tro movements, a plurality ofiingers extending above said leed-table, and means for moving said lingers from and to said feed-table when said paper feed earrier is given its to and fro movements.

9. In a printing-press, the combination' with a stationary frame oarryinga platen, an oscillating frame carrying a type-bed, a laterally-extending feed-laide secured to said stationary frame, a longitudinally--extending guide at the lower edge ol said feed-table, a reciprocating paper-feed carrier mounted on said guide and provided with a plurality ol grippers, and means for closingr and opening said grippers when said paper-feed, carrier is given its initial to and lro movements; of a sheet-feeding Carrier mounted on said guide and providedy with gi'ippers, a plurality of ingers 'extending above said feed-table, means for moving said sheet-feeding carrier to said, paper-feed earrier when the latter has lbeen given a pi-e-leterinined number of to and fro movements, and means for simultaneously elevating said fingers and said grippers lof the sheet-feeding carrier after said paper-feed carrier li as traveled to its extreme sheet-receiving )osition andeits gripp' rshave engaged the s yreet to be fed through t e press.

' ,10. In a sheet-oarryinl and feeding meoli anisnrfor printing-presses, the combination with a laterally-extending feed-table provided with al longitudinally-extending guide, ka reoiproeating pa enleed carrier mounted on said guide an( carrying a lurality of grippeis, means for giving saic paper-feed carrier a to and fro movement on said guide, and in eans for closing and opening said grippers when said paper-feed carrier is given. its initial toand fro movements; of a sheet-feeding carrier mounted on said guide and pro videdith grippers, means for moving said slieet-f eding carrier to said paper-feed eari for closing and opening sal andmeans for releasing the grippers of said sheet-feeding carrier when the sheet carried by said sbeet-feedi1i`g carrier is engagediby the grilpers oli said paper-feed carrier.

11. In afsiieet-car1ymg and feeding meehanism for .printmgpresses,` the combination with 'a reciprocating pa er-feed carrier provided with a piurality o grirpers, and means said paper-iced carrier is given its initial to and ,tro movements; of a reciprocating sheetfeeding carrier provided with gripper-s, means for moving said sheet-feedingcarrier to said paper-feed carrier when the latter has been given a predetermined number of to and fro movements, and means for releasing the Igripeers of said sheet-feeding carrier when the sheet carried by said sheet-feeding carrier is engaged by the grippers of said paper-feed carrier.

i2. In a sbeet carrying and feeding mechanism for printingepresses, a reciprocating )apeiefeed carrier, a reciprocating sheetieeding carrier, means for movinor said sheetfeeding carrier to said papereed carrier when the latter has been given a pre-deter mined number of to and fro movements, means for regulating the to and fro movements of said apelefeed carrier, and means for releasing tlc sheet-feeding carrier when the sheet carried thereby is engaged by said papenfeed carrier. v

13: .In a sheet-carrying and feeding mechanism for printing-presses, the combination With a reci rocating paper-feed carrier, a plurality o oscillating fingers extending above said paper-feed carrier7 an intermitgrippers when tently-reciprocating sheet-feeding carrier, 40

and means for closing said fingers when the impression is being given; of means for releasing the sheetfeeding carrier when the sheet carried thereby is engaged by said paper-feed carrier.

14. In a sheet-carrying and feeding mechanism for printingfpresses, the combination with a laterally-extending feed-table provided With a guide, a reciprocating i perfeed carrier mountedthereon, a plurality of oscillating fingers extending above said feede table, and an intermittent]y-reciprocating sheet-feeding carrier mounted on said guide; of means for releasing the sheet-feeding car rier 'when the sheet carried thereby is engaged by Asaid paper-feed carrier, means for moving and holding-said ngers in contact with said feedtable ,When said paper feedcarrier is being given its fro motion, and means for regulating the to and fro move ment of said paper-feed carrier on said guide.

15. In a sheet-carrying and feeding meel anism for printing-presses, a reciprocating paper-feed carrier, an intermittently-mdp rocating sheet-feeding carrier, a plurality of osciliating fingers, means for closing said ingers when said aper feedcarrier-is being given its fro motion, and means for releasing the sheet-feeding carrier when the sheet car `ried thereby is engaged by said' paper-feed carrier.

.In testimony whereof. I have ailixed my signature, 1n presence of two witnesses.

FRED H. VAN LOOZE.

' Witnesses:

FRANK H. FoRREsT, O. C. BILLMAN. 

